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Cam belt tensioner mount failure survey
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My mount failed on a:
2005 MY - belts replaced
15%
 15%  [17]
2005 MY - not replaced
10%
 10%  [11]
2006 MY - belts replaced
7%
 7%  [8]
2006 MY - not replaced
7%
 7%  [8]
2007 MY - belts replaced
30%
 30%  [33]
2007 MY - not replaced
8%
 8%  [9]
2008 MY - belts replaced
8%
 8%  [9]
2008 MY - not replaced
10%
 10%  [11]
2009 MY - belts replaced
0%
 0%  [1]
2009 MY - not replaced
2%
 2%  [3]
Total Votes: 110

garrycol
 


Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1114

Australia 

You have the reinforced tensioner mount (oil pump housing).

No need to change it, so just change belts and tensioners etc as per the service schedule.

Garry
  
Post #18752353rd Nov 2017 2:05 am
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Neil.C
 


Member Since: 31 Oct 2017
Location: Kent
Posts: 3

United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Manual Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

Thank you Garry. Thought was reinforced one but wanted to check. Thanks again for reply.
Regards
Neil
  
Post #18753603rd Nov 2017 6:35 pm
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garrycol
 


Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
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These are two pics of a new oil pump that went into my car 6 months ago - you can see the webbing as you have on your pump at the top on either side of the machined face (tensioner mount). The suspect pumps do not have the webbing on either side of the tensioner mount).

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20161005_1612181_zpsyopa4xk3 by Garry Collins, on Flickr

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20161005_1613411_zpsyxi105jw by Garry Collins, on Flickr
  
Post #18754824th Nov 2017 4:02 am
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Jonmoore1970
 


Member Since: 19 Apr 2020
Location: Wokingham
Posts: 125

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

Just re[laced my pump. 210k miles on original pump. The belt was replaced 100k miles ago.

It’s a 54 plate.
  
Post #21447959th May 2020 7:13 pm
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loanrangie
 


Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 592

Australia 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

Got that sick feeling friday morning after a 5 min run up the road and back, pulled up and reversed onto my front yard like i always do and just as i went to shift from reverse to park i heard a rumble then it died.
Removed the fan and could see a crack in the timing cover, cover removed now and tensioner mount broken off. Original pump and belt at 195k klms. Ironically i have the new ford pump and was going to strip it down for replacement on the weekend.
Hoping for the best since it was at idle when it broke Big Cry , got the starter out of the way for the locking tool and going to line up the timing marks on the cams and see where we are at.
  
Post #216839117th Aug 2020 11:57 pm
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halbot
 


Member Since: 27 Aug 2020
Location: Ditchling
Posts: 11

United Kingdom 

I just bought 2007 D3, belts have been changed, 100k miles. No idea if the oil pump has been done.

Any way to tell without removing half the engine to get to the belts? Do I need to take it to a garage (I have an independent LR specialist down the road) - I'm not confident stripping back myself.
  
Post #217293810th Sep 2020 10:45 am
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loanrangie
 


Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
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Australia 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

Not without removing the timing cover, not a hard job.
  
Post #217296310th Sep 2020 12:47 pm
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loanrangie
 


Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
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Australia 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

loanrangie wrote:
Got that sick feeling friday morning after a 5 min run up the road and back, pulled up and reversed onto my front yard like i always do and just as i went to shift from reverse to park i heard a rumble then it died.
Removed the fan and could see a crack in the timing cover, cover removed now and tensioner mount broken off. Original pump and belt at 195k klms. Ironically i have the new ford pump and was going to strip it down for replacement on the weekend.
Hoping for the best since it was at idle when it broke Big Cry , got the starter out of the way for the locking tool and going to line up the timing marks on the cams and see where we are at.


Well nearly 3 years on and 32,000klms and i got away with just minor damage.
2 broken cam cap bolts, 1 slightly bent exhaust camshaft and a sheared keyway on a cam pulley, replacing the cam and trying to refit with both pulleys fitted along with seals was a real bitch.
Lucky we were in covid lockdown so i had the time to strip the top end and assess the damage.
  
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